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Welcome to a new year of Challenge Chicks challenges! If you're a stamper and you like challenges, or you're new to the idea of challenges and want to give one a whirl, I invite you to participate with The Challenge Chicks! We're a small group of friends and stampers hosting monthly challenges. Won't you join us?!

Our challenge for January 2014 is issued by me! I'm not ready to let go of winter just yet, so January is all about Winter Wonderland! For my project I used the Trophy Ice Skates die from Sizzix to create a refridgerator magnet. I adhered patterned paper to chipboard and ran the die and chipboard through my BigShot.

Once the shapes were cut, I inked the edges a bit, colored the heel and blade on each skate with markers, and embellished with laces, sparkly twigs, baubles, a tag and glittery bell. I glued two strong magnets on the back so it would have some holding power while on the fridge.

And as an added bonus for you, here are two wool felt ornaments my Mom made with the same Sizzix die while I was visiting her and Dad for Christmas. Beautiful, don't you agree!?

Now, get yourself a good dose of inspiration and check out the rest of The Challenge Chicks projects:

And finally, you'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXJAN14 . We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will be automatically added to the gallery. Or join us on Facebook!

We've made it tradition to do craft projects while I'm visiting Mom and Dad for Christmas. This year, Mom and I decided to make wool felt ornaments using various dies and hand drawn patterns. I made a couple of primitive cats, using wool felt, embroidery thread, rusty wire, bells, and some cute mother of pearl buttons.
Even their cat Streak got in on the action. Meow! *grin*

Still working on wrapping gifts this fine Christmas Eve? Here are a few tags that perhaps will provide some inspiration!

Garden twine, a few pieces of card stock, and a wee jingle bell were used to make this tag.

I love using big gingham ribbon on packages! This tag is embellished with pine twig and pinecone die cuts from Impression Obsession, set on top of a few felt leaves. I used red glitter paper for the pinked circle layer for lots of sparkle and shine.

To dress up the bow, I added a pretty red Buttons Galore button that I topped with a snowflake gem.

This tag is dressed up with a silk poinsettia I plucked from a flower bunch. I set the flower on two felt leaves.

And finally, a simpler version using the Impression Obsession pinecone and twig dies. Quick and easy, and super cute! *grin*

I love giving repackaged treats at Christmas. Whether homemade goodies, or store bought treats that get a little packaging facelift. This year I put together some cute packages of humorous goodies, too! Using "reindeer poop" as the inspiration, I made packages of Frosty Goat Poo. Life on the farm has lots of benefits. *grin* I chose to use cute little treat bags I picked up at Michael's that have little sheep faces printed on them. Close enough to what I needed! I added a farm fresh tag and on the backside I wrote the name of the treats.

Another style of treats I put together this year are packages of Hershey nuggets I wrapped with various printed papers, and packaged in long clear envelopes. I added tags to the top of the packages and cute bows embellished with buttons and snowflakes. I saw the idea for these treat packets on Pinterest, I believe.

I think packaging, or repackaging gifts is a fun gift to give for Christmas. Another gift I put together this year were pretty serving bowls filled with 2 dozen farm fresh eggs. I chose pretty bowls I thought our friends would like, filled them with fresh eggs, covered with clear wrap, added a pretty ribbon bow and tag, and delivered them to their homes. They were well received! This is an idea I will be tucking away for years to come.

I mentioned in my post yesterday that having fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year has put a wrinkle in my to-do list. I normally make lots of homemade treats to mail out to family and friends, but this year I wasn't really expecting to have so little extra time! So, some store-bought treats were assembled instead for packages that needed mailing. It's still all good, right!? *grin*

This is one of the containers I altered, and filled with individually wrapped chocolate nuggets. The pail is from Stampendous. I chose pretty papers from the Lost & Found Special Christmas Edition by My Minds Eye. I love that the reds on the paper are even glittered! I used a vintage red pipe cleaner, some pretty silver leaves, a holly leaf made with the Sizzix Embosslit, some cute little painted pinecones, and some red pip berries to decorate the top of the container. A pretty red gingham ribbon bow is tied to the handle.

I hope the jolly elf and his family who receive this enjoys a bit of chocolate!

I wrapped up a few holiday gifts tonight, and thought I'd share one of the gift tags I made. I started with a tag that was on a pet toy that was a super cute shape, and made of very sturdy chipboard ... perfect for altering! I covered both sides of the tag with patterned paper and used a few die cut shapes and stamps to decorate the shape. The altered project is much "cuter", and made easy enough by adding a little glue, paper, and stamps!

Here's what I started with...

Maybe you'll see something in your own holiday shopping stash that can be upcycled for holiday wrapping!

I finished the Halloween treat toppers! The bags are entire pound of fun gummies of all sorts!

The ghost image is from The Stamps of Life Spooky2Scare stamp set. The sentiment tag was made with small little stamps I bought at Michael's a few years ago. The topper was made with an ornate label die from Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard (cut and then scored and folded down the center), and a couple of Spellbinders circle dies.

The back of the topper has a list of creepy treats Alan and I dreamed up.

Don't they sound delish!? Each thing on the list is represented by a different kind of candy in the bag. Oooooh, gooey fun!

I also put together a basket of goodies, including one of the big candy bags, one of my Halloween Pencil Treats, and a cute little Halloween notepad I bought earlier this month. The basket is a wooden berry basket that I painted black and dressed up with holiday papers, tulle, buttons, and twine.

If you'd like to see the video I made where I share the toppers and a few other Halloween projects, here you go!

If you have trouble viewing the video here on my blog, you'll find it on my YouTube channel.

The current High Hopes challenge is to make a box. I whipped up this cocoa mix and candy cane treat ensemble using a pillow box. So that I could insert the candy cane, I snipped the end flaps on the pillow box a bit shy of the end of the box so that when they were folded closed they created a hole for the candy cane to fit through. Works like a charm!

I chose to use the adorable Snowy's Cup and the Warm Winter Wishes sentiment, along w/ some holiday paper from an older paper stack called Harvest and Holiday, by Debbie Mumm for JoAnn.

Now that this fun project has been received, I can share the video and not spoil the surprise!!

If you're having trouble viewing the video here on my blog, check it out on my YouTube channel.

Here are some detail photos of the journal.

The journal measures 5.5" x 6" and is bound together with a Rubicoil Binding Machine and a 14mm coil. I used various Spellbinders leaf dies as well as a couple EK Success punches for all of the leaves.

The banners were made with the Banners #2 stamp/die set, from Sizzix. The buttons (except the one of the cover) are from The Stamps of Life. I liked the matte finish, and they were the perfect size!

The patterned papers are from the Happy Camper 6x6 pad, from Echo Park. I used various colors and brands of cardstock for the folio pages. The white paper is Fabriano Medioevalis cards and small sheets.

I loved creating the pocket pages using various printed papers and leaves.

I used lots of differnent kinds of papers in the journal to add interest and places for her to clip little notes, photos, or lists. I used this die cut shape several times as a colorful divider between sections. The die is from the Majestic #2 Labels set, from Sizzix.

Hi-ya! A quick and easy project to share today! It would be a perfect project for quick gift for teachers, co-workers, or even as small holiday gifts for people like your post office crew! An easy Post-It Note wrap that you can decorate and embellish with most any paper/stamp/sticker you might have in your stash.

For this wrap I used paper, chipboard, and a stamp from the Cosmo Cricket Smore Love line I picked up a couple of weeks ago. *Love it!* I was so happy to find these cute crafty goodies, since the Mr. Campy line is my very favorite Cosmo Cricket line. Smore Love is a coordinating line with Mr. Campy.

The cover is easy to make. For a 3"x3" Post-It Note stack, cut a piece of cardstock to 3 1/8" x 6 5/8", and make score lines at 3 1/8" and 3 1/2" to create the center spine. For the designer paper, I used 3"x3" squares, so there was just a thin border showing around all sides. Decorate as you'd like!

Want to watch a video of this little project being put together? Lucky for you, I made one! *grin*

If you're having trouble viewing the video here on my blog, you will find it on my YouTube channel.

On Wednesday of this week, High Hopes is releasing their line of 2013 holiday images. And if you're a fan of Santa, snowmen, and penguins, you're in for a treat!

Speaking of treats, I decorated this treat packet with a fun and easy snowman tag -- one of the images in the upcoming release. The sentiment is a separate stamp, so you can leave his tummy blank, add To and From, or add a sentiment as I've done. So cute, so easy, so fun!

SuppliesStamps: MiniTags2Cut and Minis4Circles by The Stamps of LifeInk: Strawberry and Licorice, Stephanie Barnard ColorBoxPaper: Neenah, October Afternoon, and The Stamps of LifeDies: MiniTags2Cut by The Stamps of LifeOther: Button, May Arts ribbon and twine

Coffee and tea are popular subjects these days (and not just in papercrafting), so I was excited to see The Stamps of Life release dies that coordinate with their coffee themed stamp set. I put together a few projects using the new dies, and thought I'd share them with you!

First, I made a treat packet using a glassine envelope. I put chocolate covered espresso beans inside, folded down the opening of the envelope, and added a paper band around the bag to keep it closed. I used the coffee cup die to create a small gift card that I added to the front of the treat packet. The backside of the coffee cup shaped gift card is just slipped underneath the paper band that wraps around the bag of treats. The paper band holds the coffee cup card in place, and the card helps decorate the front of the treat bag. Yummy!! Yes, please!

I also made this card, using the negative shape of the coffee cup die. Using different patterned papers with the die made this card super easy to make! The coffee die set also comes with the itty bitty coffee cup die I used on the circle charm. I cut it out in chocolate brown paper and added a cute antique button to the center.

And finally, I also made this card using the label die from the same set of dies. It's a great shape, and will come in handy for all kinds of fun projects!

And speaking of coffee .... if you're a coffee drinker, what's your favorite brand and roast?

Yup, you really are! I put together this card using the rest of the emboss resist panel I made the other day. A clean and simple design.

I just love how the watercolor paper absorbed the color sprays! So fun, and uncontrolled!

I packaged the card in a glassine envelope and topped it with a pretty paper doily.

I made a little white and yellow felt flower embellishment to decorate the baker's twine bow I wrapped around the envelope to keep the doily in place, and finally, I added a small tag with the recipient's name written on it.

If
you're a stamper and you like challenges, or you're new to the idea of
challenges and want to give one a whirl, I invite you to
participate with The Challenge Chicks! We're a small group of friends and stampers hosting monthly challenges. Won't you join us?!

Our challenge for March 2013 is being shared today: It's Not Easy Being Green!

I chose to re-purpose a few items and made something that gives my selected items an entirely new purpose! For my project I used the cardboard core from a roll of packing tape, a wooden lid from a jar candle, and chipboard from a box of Alan's favorite fiber bars to create this little "masculine" themed container.

I covered the packing tape core with paper from The Paper Loft. The base of the container is made from two scalloped die cut circles (adhered together) from a fiber bar box. The lid from the jar candle fit PERFECTLY inside the packing tape core.

This will be fun to fill with little chocolate goodies, or even a small gift for a birthday or Christmas!

Now get yourself a good dose of some "green" fun and check out the rest of The Challenge Chicks projects:

And, finally, you'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXMAR13. We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your
SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will
be automatically added to the gallery. Or join us on Facebook!

Over the years I've made LOTS of felt flower brooches for the Christmas holiday, usually in pretty reds, creams, or blues. But last night I thought I'd make a nice springy yellow flower pin.

I used Sizzix framelits dies to cut the flowers and leaves out of wool felt. Once cut, the layers were sewn together with needle and thread, which also holds the vintage mother of pearl button in place.

I pinned the finished flower (I sewed a lapel pin on the backside) to a tag I cut using a Sizzix Bigz tag die. The tag is a piece of printed paper adhered to thin chipboard for added support. The sentiment banner and flowers were cut using Banners #2 Framelits by Sizzix.

I think this will be a fun gift to give to a friend!

Happy FRIDAY!

PS: The little grey "flecks" you don't actually show up as grey on the flower. They're little bitty silver glitter pieces that give the entire flower and tag a pretty shimmer and shine. If I use this glitter on projects, I usually spray them AFTER they've been photographed, because the glitter always shows up in photos as grey. But, this time I forgot to wait to spray the flower until after the photos were taken. In real life, it's just sparkly. *grin*

Today is Sneak Peek day for the February release for Taylored Expressions,
and I'm thrilled to be joining the TE design team again for this month's
release. All of the new products being showcased will be available Thursday, February 7th, at the Taylored Expressions site.

Today I'm sneak peeking the new set Easter Doodles, which is a
large sized set filled with you guessed it -- doodles! And very cute
doodles, too! For my project I used several images along with one of the sentiments included in the set to create this treat holder. Aren't those chicks just the cutest?!

I also used the same two chick images to create this clean and simple card, which doesn't necessarily have to be an Easter card! I used Spellbinders dies to create the green and yellow shaped layers, and chose to use some pretty yellow crocheted lace as an accent.

There's lots of fun happening today, and here's a list of designers who
will give you a healthy serving of goodness!

If
you're a stamper and you like challenges, or you're new to the idea of
challenges and want to give participating a whirl, I invite you to
participate with The Challenge Chicks! We're a small group of friends and stampers hosting monthly challenges. Won't you join us?!

Our challenge for February 2013 is being shared today!

This month's challenge is easy: Valentines!

For my project, I pulled out one of my Whipper Snapper cling mount sets, Bear Hugs.
Dressed up in his bowtie, he looks like he's ready for some Valentine lovin' to me!

He's stamped in Memento ink and colored with Touch Twin markers. The rose, sentiment, and speech bubble are images also found in the Bear Hugs set. It was fun to create this little scene.

And, how about a bonus project!? I wrapped a conversation candy heart treat box with card stock, added a printed paper panel, and created the tag using an image from the Stampin' Up set called Gift Givers. Pretty simple, and a whole lot cuter than the printed box!

Now get yourself a good dose of some Valentine fun and check out the rest of The Challenge Chicks projects:

And, finally, you'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXFEB13. We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your
SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will
be automatically added to the gallery. Or join us on Facebook!

I have a quick and easy gift wrap for Valentine's Day to share with you today. I created a heart-filled jar tag for a bag of yummy chocolates using the recently released Hugs and Kisses stamp set, and coordinating jar die from Taylored Expressions.

I colored the image with markers, then gave the entire jar a good dose
of spray adhesive and added a beautiful layer of glitter over the entire
tag. I love love LOVE this technique!

Today is a Sneak Peek day for the January release for Taylored Expressions, and I'm thrilled to be joining the TE design team for this month's release. All of the new stamps being showcased today will be available tomorrow, January 8th at the Taylored Expressions site.

I gave you a peek at this project yesterday, and thought I would share it in full with you today.

I stamped Rose Bouquet on Fabriano watercolor paper and painted the image with Twinkling H2O's. If you've never used Twinkling H2O's before, I encourage you to give them a try! They are little pots of pigment that are saturated with a wonderful shimmer. They apply very easily with a damp brush, and leave you with a wonderful shine.

They can be used as the primary color on your project since they are quite pigmented. With a damp brush, just pick up a little bit of color from the color pot and apply it to your image. You can add depth and dimension by adding more layers of color over already dried layers. These little pots of color create beautiful results every time!

I also have this project duo to share with you, as well! These two projects feature images from the new full size stamp set called Valentine Doodles. The set is filled with lots of cute images and sentiments perfect for, well, Valentine's Day! *grin*

Since I had so much fun making the pet themed treat toppers for Christmas, why not have some treat toppers handy for Valentine's Day, too!? I chose the cute little dog image along with the Puppy Love sentiment for my topper.

The treats inside are people dogs love to eat, and according to Daisy
and Twiggy really are quite delicious. There are mailmen, policemen, dog
catchers, etc. And honestly, they crack me up! Find them at Dollar
Tree, and the best part is they're made in the USA!

There's lots of fun happening today, so here's a list of designers who will give you a healthy serving of goodness! Check back tomorrow, for release day happenings!

Christmas is for the pets in our family, too. Here are some treats and a softie I wrapped up for Gramma's dog, Mattie. Make gifts fun to open by tucking in a small bite sized treat they can find when the gift is opened. Tearing apart tissue is lots more fun when there is a tasty morsel hidden inside!

The tags were made with a cute image by Stampendous, colored with Touch Twin markers. I used various Spellbinder dies for the layers, and my Martha Stewart holly leaf punch for the leaves.

I made a few stocking stuffer treats for some of our family-friend dogs. If these look familiar to you, I made similar treat toppers last year. You'll find those posts here and here.

This year, I chose to use a Penny Black image, "Good Boy!" from 2004. The image is stamped in Memento ink and colored with Shinhan Touch Twin markers.

I used papers from last year's Holiday Style paper pad by
Cosmo Cricket for the die cut layers. I used a Martha Stewart punch to
create the holly leaves, and added a threaded button as the holly berry.

When purchasing store-bought treats, I recommend looking for treats made in the USA or Canada. For these, I have used Sergeant's brand chews, which are made in the US.

If you're a stamper and you like challenges, or you're new to the idea of challenges and want to give participating a whirl, I invite you to participate with The Challenge Chicks! We're a small group of stampers hosting monthly challenges.

Won't you join us?! Our first monthly challenge is being shared today!

This month's challenge is timely, and easy: Christmas Tags!

I used a couple of my Whipper Snapper cling sets to create four coordinating gift tags. I'll tell ya who's great at making tags ... Danielle Lounds

I used a Sizzix die for the base of the tags, and Spellbinders pinking and standard circle dies for around the image. Old mother of pearl buttons and some punched out holly leaves add a little bit of detail to each tag. These tags will come in handy later this month!

And, finally, you'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXDEC12 . We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will be automatically added to the gallery. We look forward to seeing your holiday tags!

PS: Please excuse the odd lighting in these photos. I have two different kinds of light bulbs in the lamps on my desk, and it's really playing games with the light sensor in my camera.

Tags are so fun to make! I made these cuties using images from Inky Antics.

The images were all stamped and colored, with glitter added to some areas for extra sparkle and shine.

These tags were featured on the Inky Antics blog in October, during my guest designer series. I think they're pretty darned cute, if I do say so myself!!

I get requests from readers who want to purchase paper projects I've made. Because I try to do what I can for you, I will be posting some of my paper projects in my Etsy shop. I can't always sell my projects for various reasons, but I will do my best to keep the shop updated w/ things I can sell!

Hope you find something you love and want to have for your very own. I think these tags would be a great gift for a teacher. Wrapped in a cello bag, what a fun little gift!

The current High Hopes challenge topic is to make a gift card holder or small gift box/bag. I chose to make a gift card holder, as I actually have a gift card on hand! I used the Small Stackable Santa image on the medalion, and tied the holder together with bakers twine.

To create the holder, I cut a piece of cardstock 3" wide x 10.75" long. Make score lines at the 1", 5", 6", 7" marks. Fold the sheet so you create a 1" flap, and a 1" mountain fold in the center of the holder. Adhere the short center piece together, leaving enough space without adhesive so you can insert the gift card slightly. Using a punch or cutting blade, remove a portion of the center fold so the gift card can slide into place.

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! It's not a bad time
to get started (if you haven't already) on your holiday projects!

For my birthday I made myself some pretty beaded bracelets and had several requests to put some in my Etsy shop for holiday shoppers. Well, good news! They've been posted, and there are several to choose from! I told you this little elf has been busy, busy, BUSY! *grin*

This one is similar to one I made for myself, that I can't even be bothered to take off (other than for showering). It's very comfortable, and goes with everything I wear since I'm a jeans wearin' kind of gal.

I filled this empty spice jar with brown Jelly Bellies, and decorated the jar with a strip of designer paper. The image (by Inky Antics) was colored quickly with Touch Twin markers, and the tag was created using Spellbinders dies. The sentiment banner is just a narrow strip of paper with the ends snipped. Easy peasy!

Not only do I get to have fun celebrating my birthday today, but today Inky Antics announced me as their guest designer for the month of October! I've been having so much fun creating projects with their stamps. Inky Antics were some of the very first stamps I purchased when I started stamping so many years ago. I have always been drawn to their cute, whimsical style of art, and they continue to be some of my favorites.

One of the projects I made as guest designer is this small treat jar. I
used the last bit of spices in this jar earlier this year, washed and
saved the jar to use for a future project. It came it perfectly handy for this
idea! I filled the jar with a good mix of Jelly Belly candies, wrapped
the jar with some cheery designer paper, and attached my tag with twine.
The image and sentiment I used on the tag are from the Prepping Chefs clear set, which is full of images I LOVE!

Pop over to the Inky Antics blog to see another one of my projects they are showcasing today, and enter yourself in their blog candy drawing for a chance to win the Prepping Chefs set for yourself!

I've got a fun little announcement to share with ya! I was asked to be part of the Paper Loft design team, to create projects that feature their paper lines. Whaaa-hooo! How fun! The members of the design team are being announced one by one on the Paper Loft blog.

I think it's a perfect fit for me, as their paper lines have a lot of my favorite colors in them. They use rich, earthy colors that are just perfect for the kinds of projects and cards I like to make. I'm excited!

This month their Halloween paper lines are on sale, so I did a project using a few of their Halloween papers. You can bet that the spider print totally freaks me out. Ack!

My absolute favorite line is Funkysaurus. Not necessarily for the one dinosaur print in the line, but for the fabulous colors and patterns of all the other papers in the line! Seriously ... so perfect for fall, boys, farm, garden, ... me!!

Happy Friday!!

Oh, and if you're wondering about Lucy, she's still prego. No baby YET. Come on, Lucy! Any day now! *grin*

Saturday is the last day to enter the current Touch Twin challenge.
It's a fun challenge, easy enough to participate in! Get all the
details on the Touch Twin Challenge blog.

The stamp image I used on my project is my own "Rustic Snowman", available at Whipper Snapper Designs. I stamped the image on natural cotton muslin using Ancient Page Coal Black ink. The image is colored with ShinHan Touch Twin markers. Difficult to see in the photos, but the ornament is sprayed with silver craft glitter for lots of sparkle and shine.

To present the ornament, I added it to the front of a simple card with a very light removable adhesive, making this a nice holiday greeting, AND gift! The sentiment I used on the front of the card is from the Snowy's Woodland Pals clear set from Inky Antics.

The topic for the current challenge is to make a project in a food theme with some type of shadowing technique. I chose to dress up one of my jars of homemade salsa with a piece of muslin, twine, and a tag featuring an image from my Whipper Snapper cling mount set called Garden Fresh.

The Garden Fresh stamp set has the jar with a blank label, along with various fruits and veggies you can add to the center of the label. I chose to use the fatty tomato on my jar's label, of course! All of the shadows on the image were created with markers. There are no additional layers used on the jar or label to add dimension to the stamped image. Just a lotta coloring!

Cheers to the weekend! Hope you have big plans, and have a GREAT time!!

This week's High Hopes challenge is to make a bookmark or name tag. I chose to make a desk name tag, for one of the little gals in our town. She'll be starting school soon, and I thought she might like a cute name plate for her desk. Find all the details for this challenge on the High Hopes blog.

The backside of the name tag is scored about half an inch from the top. The two pieces are adhered together at the top, giving the entire project a bit of stability.

Surprise! One by one, another litter made their way to my Etsy shop! I've been working on these wee ones all week, and must say that they smell so good, and turned out cute as can be!

I also put together an e-Pattern, if you are so inclined to want to make your own litter, which is also available in the shop. It is a 3-page document that includes full instructions, a supply list, pattern, and my tea dying technique for the kitty, seam binding ribbon, and paper tags tags.

Seems I'm on a bit of a kitten kick these days! Here's another kitty themed project I have to share. Alan and I know a girl who really seems to like kittens, so when I saw this fabric Saturday at Joann's, I picked up a yard to make a pillow case for our young friend.Tonight it was raining CATS and dogs (haa!), so it seemed a good time to do some sewing.

I made this case a bit fancier than usual by making the decorative strip along the cuff a ruffle instead of just a coordinating color band. I like how it turned out, though it does make the case a bit heavier than usual. The fabric I used for the ruffle (a Michael Miller print) is from my stash, and the pink/daisy print I used for the cuff is another piece I picked up at Joann's on Saturday. Their calico wall was on sale, and I do love a good fabric sale! Hard to tell in the photos, but the pink/white daisy print matches nearly exactly to the pink color in the kitty print. The green polka dots coordinate just as nicely! Yay!

I also spent quite a bit more time on this case than usually required on pillow cases -- every seam is a french seam, and the ruffle has a double top-stitch. For the amount of time and miles of sewing done on this, I could have finished 4 or 5 regular cases. *grin* But I love how it turned out, and it is certainly worth the extra time and finishing touches.

Hope you've enjoyed your evening ... I had a good time sewing! And I'm looking forward to seeing the rain gauge tomorrow!!